Marco Gabiccini received the Laurea degree (cum laude) and the Ph.D. both from the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, in 2000 and 2006, respectively. During his Ph.D. he was a visiting scholar at the GearLab, The Ohio State University, Columbus, from 2003 to 2004. Since 2001, he has been doing research at the Department of Mechanical, Nuclear and Production Engineering, University of Pisa. In 2006, he also joined the Research Center E. Piaggio. He is currently a faculty member of the Department of Industrial and Civil Engineering (DICI). He teaches Robotics and Applied Mechanics at the University of Pisa, Robotics and Automation Engineering, and holds an appointment as research scientist at the Italian Institute of Technology, Advanced Robotics Department, in Genova. His main research interests are in the field of theory of gearing, geometrical methods in robotics and in the areas of dynamics, kinematics and control of complex mechanical systems like robotic hands and humanoid robots.